But here at ESPN bowl prediction headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, we're not afraid of any circumstances. So let's get to the picks, from campus CFP sites through traditional bowls and all the way to the national title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

The guys on ESPN's College GameDay have revealed their predictions for the first round College Football Playoff games today.

Christmas offers three college football bowl games as you recover from opening presents. A look at the three matchups.

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) 5 p.m., ESPN CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) 8:45 p.m., ESPN CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Christmas might be over, but the officiating crew for the GameAbove Sports Bowl this Thursday is doing its best Ebenezer Scrooge impression. During the first half of this Thursday's game, Toledo wide receiver Junior Vandeross III sprinted past Pitt's defense for a 67-yard

Top-ranked Oregon and Penn State engaged in an offensive shootout in Indianapolis. But despite a late effort from the Nittany Lions, the Ducks proved once again why they are both still undefeated and ranked atop the college football world. Dan Lanning's 13-0 team doesn't just get a first-round bye -- they'll be playing in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

The bowl games started on Dec. 14 with the Celebration Bowl where Jackson State beat South Carolina State 28-7 on Dec. 14 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

College football's bowl season is heating up after Christmas, with an interesting game on Thursday and several more taking place throughout the weekend, before the College Football Playoff gets back underway on New Year's Eve.

College football's 12-team playoff rollout was spoiled by the NFL, with the Texans-Chiefs getting 15.5 million viewers while the SMU-Penn State game averaged 6.4 million. The Steelers-Ravens game drew 15.